Where does “fermium” come from?

fermium (Danish) comes from Italian fermi, from Italian Fermo, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

fermium (Danish): fermium

Definitions

  1. fermium

Ancestry of “fermium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfermimasculine plural of fermo; plural of fermo;...
2ItalianFermostill
3LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
4Proto-Italicfermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic fermos →